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“I am a mathematician, sir. I never permit myself to think.”
― The Hollow Man
― The Hollow Man
“My only claim to distinction among writers is that I do not believe my life contains any materials for a novel. I have prowled around Limehouse and the gamiest sections of Paris, but I have never yet seen (a) a really choice murder in a locked room, (b) a mysterious mastermind or (c) a really good‐looking adventuress with slant eyes.”
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“I have committed another crime, Hadley,' he said. 'I have guessed the truth again.”
― The Three Coffins
― The Three Coffins
“We don't fall in love with a woman because of her good character.”
― He Who Whispers
― He Who Whispers
“It’s all very well to have your eight suspects parading in their endless ring-around-the-rosebush outside the library. That’s fine. But give some sensible reason why they were there. If you must shower the room with bus tickets, provide a reason for that too. In other words, construct your story. Your present problem is not to explain the villainy of the guilty: it’s to explain the stupidity of the innocent.”
― The Door To Doom And Other Detections
― The Door To Doom And Other Detections
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